ISLAMIC STATE recruiters have been so successful in luring UK-born jihadis to Syria that one town has earned the nickname 'Little London' because of its huge British population.

Manbij in northern Syria is just a half hour drive from the Turkish border and has become a popular staging post for European jihadis before they venture deeper into ISIS-territory.

Activists living in Manbij say it has become the centre for foreign fighters, with radicalised Britons making up the largest number of depraved expats.

Up to 100 Britons are thought to have lived in the town at some point in the last 12 months - one in seven of the total UK contingent of 700 who have been lured by the jihadi death cult - also known as Daesh - in recent years.